Word: mandarinism
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...standing in them, are much the same. In Beijing another line of 150 represents a far smaller slice of the general population, in part because the regime continues to frown on emigration. Still, a young lawyer explains why he wants to go to Meiguo, the Beautiful Country, the Mandarin name for America: "My colleagues tried to discourage me from going," he says. "But I feel I have to improve myself." In a displaced-persons camp on the outskirts of Nairobi, a cheery Somali is also waiting patiently to go to America, but he is in luck: he already...
...available for the role of his career. As Cheng Dieyi, a homosexual star of the Peking Opera who is riven by jealousy when his "stage brother" Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) marries a call girl (Gong Li), Cheung is both steely and vulnerable, with a sexuality that transcends gender -- a Mandarin Michael Jackson...
...available for the role of his career. As Cheng Dieyi, a homosexual star of the Peking Opera who is riven by jealousy when his "stage brother" Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) marries a call girl (Gong Li), Cheung is both steely and vulnerable, with a sexuality that transcends gender -- a Mandarin Michael Jackson...
Imagine an orange--a big, juicy mandarin. Now take a knife--a gleaming, sharp serrated one. Slice the orange and check out the cross section. Now you've got the essence of Leverett House in the palm of your hand...
Whipped Creme, Body Butter, and ForPlay Condom Flavorings--including Cool Citrus, Mandarin Orange and French Vanilla--make sex a culinary, as well as a sensual, experience. Desert Shield ("Stop Naked Agression!") and Gorky Red ("The Ultimate Glasnost") condoms cater to the politically-minded, while the Slam Dunk brand gives its sports fans "Full Court Protection...